Electrocautery vs. Stapler in Comparing Safety for Segmentectomy of Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Background: Electrocautery and staplers are regarded as the two most common surgical instruments for dissecting the intersegmental plane in segmentectomy. We performed a meta-analysis to compare electrocautery and staplers in terms of their safety and effects.Methods: A systematic search strategy wa...

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Main Authors: Tianjian Lu, Ruoxi Zhang, Kexin Jiang, Zihuai Wang, Xiaohu Hao, Nan Chen, Lunxu Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.711685/full